NBCSN PRESENTS MORE THAN 15 HOURS OF MOTORSPORTS COVERAGE THIS WEEK, HIGHLIGHTED BY INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF BALTIMORE

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 28, 2013 – NBCSN will present 15.5 hours of motorsports action this weekend, highlighted by live coverage of the Grand Prix of Baltimore on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. This weekend’s motorsports coverage also includes Grand Prix of Baltimore qualifying, the Firestone Indy Lights Series at Baltimore, and over nine hours of live coverage of Auctions America from their Auburn Fall event.

GRAND PRIX OF BALTIMORE: NBCSN’s coverage of the Grand Prix of Baltimore begins with qualifying on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. Following live race coverage at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, coverage of Firestone Indy Lights Baltimore, IndyCar’s developmental series, will air on NBCSN at 5 p.m. ET.

Will Power (Penske) earned his first win of the 2013 season last weekend at the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma, and will look to continue that success at Baltimore where he took the checkered flag in 2011. Helio Castroneves (Penske) maintains his lead in the IZOD IndyCar Series Points Standings over Scott Dixon (Target Chip Ganassi), who was poised to gain ground at the Grand Prix of Sonoma, but finished 15th after a pit safety infraction late in the race. Ryan Hunter-Reay(Andretti) currently sits third in the IZOD IndyCar Series Points Standings and won at Baltimore last year.

NBC Sports Group’s IndyCar play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey will call the Grand Prix of Baltimore. Diffey will be joined in the booth this week by former drivers Townsend Bell and Wally Dallenbach.Reporters Jon Beekhuis, Kevin Lee, Marty Snider and Robin Miller will manage the pits.

AUCTIONS AMERICA: NBCSN will also air 9.5 hours of live coverage of Auctions America from Auburn Auction Park, the largest purpose-built, dedicated automotive auction facility in the world. Coverage on NBCSN begins on Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. ET, and continues on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET.

A Labor Day weekend tradition among collector car enthusiasts, Auctions America’s Auburn Fall event is one of the country’s premier celebrations of the hobby. The weekend kicks off with a dedicated memorabilia sale featuring 400 lots from the personal collection of enthusiast, Kirk F. White, on August 28, followed by a more than 1,100 collector car auction August 29 through September 1.

Veteran broadcaster Bill Patrick will lead NBCSN’s live coverage of Auctions America this weekend. He will be joined by NBCSN F1 analyst and former race mechanic for the Benneton F1 team SteveMatchett, and reporter Kelli Stavast.

ARCA Racing rounds out NBCSN’s motorsports coverage this weekend on Friday at 12 a.m. ET.Rick Benjamin, Ken Tretow and Ken Schrader provide ARCA Racing coverage of the Herr’s Live Life With Flavor 200 from Madison International Speedway in Madison, Wisc. on Friday, with NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth making a special guest appearance in the broadcast booth.

Date

Coverage

Network

Time (ET)

Thur., August 29

Auctions America

NBCSN

8 p.m.

Fri., August 30

ARCA Herr’s Live Life With Flavor 200

NBCSN

12 a.m.

Auctions America

NBCSN

8 p.m.

Sat., August 31

Auctions America

NBCSN

12:30 p.m.

Grand Prix of Baltimore – Qualifying

NBCSN

6 p.m.

Sun., September 1

Grand Prix of Baltimore

NBCSN

2 p.m.

Firestone Indy Lights Baltimore

NBCSN

5 p.m.

INDYCAR ON NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA: NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will live stream the Grand Prix of Baltimore on Sunday. Coverage will be streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

Coverage airing on NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

MOTORSPORTSTALK:MotorSportsTalk (@MotorSportsTalk) on NBCSports.com brings racing fans up-to-the-minute news, video and information on the IZOD IndyCar Series, Formula One, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and all other motorsports racing from around the world. The site also serves as the destination for all news, analysis and video from NBC and NBCSN productions of IndyCar and F1, including contributions from on-air commentators.

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The final week of the preseason is upon us, and this year all the games will be played on Thursday. Of course college football will likely steal many of these teams viewing audiences, but here is your info for the final week of NFL Preseason action.

With the kickoff of the 2013 NFL season just nine days away, NFL Network has the final week of the preseason covered with a double-header of live Week 4 games.

On Thursday, August 29, the New England Patriots host the New York Giants at7:30 PM ET in the preseason finale for both teams. NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football broadcast team of Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Mike Mayock(analyst) and Alex Flanagan (sideline reporter) will call the game from Gillette Stadium. NFL Network’s 13-game 2013 Thursday Night Football schedule kicks off Thursday, September 12 at 8:00 PM ET when the Patriots host the division-rival New York Jets.

NFL Network’s live preseason schedule concludes at 10:30 PM ET when the San Diego Chargers host the San Francisco 49ers. NFL Network joins the game in progress, which kicks off at 10:00 PM ET.

All live games on NFL Network are subject to blackout restrictions and viewers are encouraged to check with their local providers for live game information.

For the fourth season, NFL Preseason Live enables fans in the United States to watch live and on-demand NFL preseason out-of-market games (some blackout restrictions apply). NFL Preseason Live gives fans additional viewing options including picture-in-picture, and dual and quad view modes, allowing fans to watch multiple games on the same screen. With full DVR controls, fans may also pause, rewind and replay live and archived game action. Condensed Games returns as well, which allows fans to watch any preseason game in roughly 30 minutes. NFL Preseason Live is also available on iOS and Android tablet devices so that fans can watch preseason games on the go.

The following broadcast teams will be calling each Week 4 matchup on NFL Network:

Game

Play-by-Play

Analyst

Sideline

Eagles at Jets

Ian Eagle

Greg Buttle

Otis Livingston

Colts at Bengals

Brad Johansen

Anthony Munoz

N/A

Lions at Bills

Ray Bentley

Steve Tasker

N/A

Jaguars at Falcons

Tim Brandt

Charles Davis

Laura Okmin

Steelers at Panthers

Mike Morgan

Mike Rucker

Pete Yanity

Redskins at Buccaneers

Chris Myers

Ronde Barber

N/A

Saints at Dolphins

Jesse Agler

Bob Griese & Nat Moore

Kim Bokamper

Giants at Patriots

Brad Nessler

Mike Mayock

Alex Flanagan

Titans at Vikings

Paul Allen

Pete Bercich

Greg Coleman & Ben Leber

Ravens at Rams

Andrew Siciliano

Marshall Faulk & Torry Holt

N/A

Browns at Bears

Sam Rosen

Jim Miller

N/A

Packers at Chiefs

Paul Burmeister

Trent Green

Rachel Santschi

Texans at Cowboys

Bill Jones

Babe Laufenberg

Mickey Spagnola

Cardinals at Broncos

Verne Lundquist

John Lynch

Rod Mackey

49ers at Chargers

Dan Fouts

Billy Ray Smith

N/A

Raiders at Seahawks

Curt Menefee

Brock Huard

N/A

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The FIBA Americas starts this Friday, and with no Team USA present, ESPN will stream all, but the championship, on ESPN3. the championship will be shown live on ESPN2. Select Spanish broadcasts will also be on ESPN Deportes. Here's the details from ESPN Media Zone.

ESPN2 to Televise Title Games, FIBA Coverage on ESPN Deportes and ESPN.com

ESPN will provide multi-platform coverage of the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship and EuroBasket, highlighted by ESPN3’s live, 130-game schedule – 90 EuroBasket games and 40 FIBA Americas Championship games – which will include the title games (“Final’s”) from each tournament. ESPN3 will deliver the FIBA Americas Championship Final on Wednesday, September 11, at 8 p.m. ET and the EuroBasket Final will air on Sunday, September 22, at 3 p.m.

ESPN3’s coverage of the FIBA Americas Championship will begin on Friday, August 30, and extend through the Final on September 11. Coverage of the EuroBasket will begin on Wednesday, September 4, and extend through the Final on September 22. The full schedules are below.

ESPN2 will also televise both title games, beginning with the FIBA Americas Championship Final on Thursday, September 12, at 8 p.m., followed by the EuroBasket Final on Tuesday, September 24, at 2:30 a.m. All ESPN2 and ESPN3 games will be available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox Live and Apple TV via WatchESPN.

Commentators

Play-by-play voice Kevin Connors will be joined by analyst and International basketball expert Fran Fraschilla to provide commentary for both Gold Medal games.

ESPN Deportes brings international basketball fans the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship from Caracas, Venezuela. The network’s multi-platform coverage tips off Friday, August 30,at 5:30 p.m. when Puerto Rico and Brazil take the court. ESPN Deportes TV and ESPN Deportes+, the network’s ESPN3 extension accessible via ESPNdeportes.com, will carry 16 live tournament games. Robert Abramowitz and Jerry Olaya will call the games and analyst Pablo Viruega will add to the coverage.

ESPN.com’s NBA section will provide comprehensive coverage of FIBA 2013, including daily reports, game stories and news updates from the FIBA Americas site (Venezuela) and FIBA EuroBasket site (Slovenia).

The FIBA Americas Championship is the flagship event of FIBA Americas. The teams that finish in the top four of the 10-team tournament taking place in Caracas, Venezuela (30 August-11 September) will qualify for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.

The EuroBasket is FIBA Europe’s flagship competition. The teams that finish in the top six of the 24-team tournament in Slovenia (4-22 September) will qualify for Spain 2014. Several top NBA stars are scheduled to participate in the EuroBasket tournament, including Tony Parker (France), Marc Gasol (Spain) and Ricky Rubio (Spain).

ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and Apple TV. The network is currently available to more than 85 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.

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I am a graduate from BYU-Idaho with a communications degree. Currently I work as a freelance reporter for MRT and Texas Redzone Report. I also supply the national radio CFB information to College Pressbox. I use this blog, and a few other things, to keep my resources sharp and to provide quality information I feel others will enjoy.